--- sourceDocument: yokohama Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/yokohama/delta-xanadu-yokohama Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - yokohama Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3yx bundleId : - delta3yx --- # Combined Data Privacy release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama # Combined Data Privacy release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Yokohama Updated October 8, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 3 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Combined Data Privacy release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama This consolidated release notes document provides ServiceNow customers with a comprehensive overview of all Data Privacy updates from the Xanadu release through to Yokohama. It highlights new features, changes, activation details, and important upgrade considerations to facilitate a smooth transition and help you maximize your Data Privacy capabilities. Show full answer Show less ## Important Upgrade Information * **Licensing:** Both Xanadu and Yokohama releases enable installation of Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without requiring an entitlement. However, an entitlement is mandatory to execute jobs. * **Pre- and Post-Upgrade Tasks:** Review and complete necessary upgrade tasks before and after upgrading to Yokohama to ensure proper functionality. * **Activation:** In Yokohama, activate Data Privacy by enabling the Data Privacy Plugin (sndpstoreapp). This plugin is available via the ServiceNow Store. ## New Features * **Xanadu:** * Run child parallel jobs to optimize job execution duration. * Column Level Encryption (CLE) visibility for security admins to see whether discovery fields are encrypted or eligible for encryption. * **Yokohama:** * AI/ML-based Data Discovery using Named Entity Recognition (NER) models enables detection of sensitive data without fixed patterns and supports real-time anonymization. * Integration with Now Assist to sanitize sensitive data entered in prompts, preventing data leakage without affecting responses. * Enhanced capability to discover and report sensitive data from attachments. ## Changes * **Xanadu:** * Support added for discovering and anonymizing journal fields via Workspace UI. * Increased limit for data pattern regular expressions to 1000 characters. * Introduction of new base system data patterns. * Indicators added to highlight missing Security Center dependencies. * **Yokohama:** * No changes were made to existing Data Privacy features in this release. ## Removed and Deprecated Features No Data Privacy features or functionalities were removed or deprecated between Xanadu and Yokohama releases. ## Additional Notes * No updates or changes were noted for browser requirements, localization, accessibility, or additional system requirements for Data Privacy across these releases. ## Highlights * **Xanadu:** Introduction of an improved Data Privacy and Data Discovery UI via Next Experience dashboards, support for journal fields in data discovery and anonymization, and enhanced data pattern capabilities. * **Yokohama:** Utilization of Data Privacy within Now Assist to detect and sanitize sensitive data in prompts and attachments, ensuring data privacy without impacting user interactions. Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Privacy from Xanadu to Yokohama. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Data Privacy release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Yokohama. Tip: If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release." ## Important information for upgrading Data Privacy to Yokohama Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | Licensing changes enable you to install Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without an entitlement, but you must have an entitlement to run a job. | | Yokohama | Upgrade information : Licensing changes enable you to install Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without an entitlement, but you must have an entitlement to run a job. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Yokohama, new features were introduced for Data Privacy. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Child job execution](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-create-anonymization-policies&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Run child parallel jobs to optimize the duration of your job executions. [Encrypt with column level encryption (CLE)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=data-classification&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : As a security admin, view whether the discovery field is encrypted or can be encrypted. | | Yokohama | [AL/ML Based Data Discovery for Real Time Anonymization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-for-data-privacy-landing&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Use AI/ML data discovery using Named Entity Recognition (NER) models to discover sensitive data that does not follow a pattern like name, address, organizations, and more; and run real-time anonymization. [Configuring Data Privacy for Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-now-assist-data-privacy&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Sanitize sensitive data entered in Now Assist prompts to prevent data leakage without impacting the response. [Discover sensitive data from attachments.](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-jobs&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) : Discover and report on sensitive data from attachments. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Data Privacy features. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | [Discover and anonymize journal fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=classifying-data&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Journal fields are now supported for Data Discovery and Data Anonymization with Workspace UI. [Data pattern regular expression length increased](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : The data pattern regular expression length limit is increased to 1000 characters. [New base system data patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=default-data-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : New base system data patterns are supported. See [Default data patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=default-data-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. [Indicators for Security Center dependencies](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) : Indicators for missing Security Center dependencies have been added. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Data Privacy features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Data Privacy features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Data Privacy. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | Activation information : Data Privacy is available with activation of the Data Privacy Plugin (sn_dp_store_app). For details, see [Activate data privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-activate-data-privacy&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). Important: Data Privacy is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__38} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Data Privacy, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | No updates for this release. | | Yokohama | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Data Privacy we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-dataprivacy-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Xanadu | * Navigate an improved Data Privacy and Data Discovery UI in Next Experience dashboards. * Discover and anonymize sensitive data as it's entered with the real-time anonymization policy. * Anonymize and discover journal fields with expanded support and an increased data pattern regular expression limit of up to 1000 characters. See [Platform Privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=privacy-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Yokohama | * Leverage Data Privacy in Now Assist to discover sensitive data in Now Assist prompts and data send to models. * Sanitize sensitive data from Now Assist prompts without impacting response. * Discover sensitive data from attachments using enhanced Data Discovery jobs. See [Platform Privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=privacy-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | [ ]